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Located in Long Island City, NY
A French 1940s black lacquered wrought iron decorative display staircase or plant stand
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Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
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Located in Rockaway, NJ
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Global Views French Style Tassel Foot Iron & Wood Wall Mount Curio Display Shelf
By Global Views
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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Wrought Iron Retail Display
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Simple and elegant free standing waterfall retail display unit. Wrought iron frame with remnants of faux bronze finish to surface, chamfered mahogany veneer base, green tint to g...
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French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Chrome Display Rack
Located in Coral Gables, FL
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19th Century French Murble and Wrought Iron Butcher Etagère Display, 1880-1890
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19th Century French Murble and Wrought Iron Butcher Etagère Display, 1880-1890
Located in Milan, Italy
This full of charme antique item is called in French 'Etagère' that means Shelf. It comes from the end of the 19th century and it was originally in an old French butchery to show all...
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Wrought Iron and Glass Display Cabinet or Showcase
Located in New York, NY
Display cabinet with decorative wrought iron legs.
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A 1930s French wrought iron and glass display cabinet / vitrine
Located in Baambrugge, NL
A 1930s French wrought iron and glass display cabinet / vitrine.
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19th C Style Wrought Iron Italian Indoor Outdoor Display Cabinet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Two available. 19th C Style Wrought Iron Italian Indoor Outdoor Display Cabinet.
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Midcentury Shop Counter Vitrine Display Cabinet French Glass Wrought Iron
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Midcentury Shop Counter Vitrine Display Cabinet French Glass Wrought Iron
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury French shop counter vitrine display cabinet glass wrought iron, circa 1960 Unusual and decorative Glass central shelf Very good vintage condition for its age.
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Wrought Iron and Glass Apothecary Display Shelf
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Japanese Display Tansu On Hand Wrought Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Baker Style Corner Rounded Wrought Iron Brass Glass Etagere Shelf Display c1940s
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Baker Style Corner Rounded Wrought Iron Brass Glass Etagere Shelf Display c1940s
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Style Corner Rounded Wrought Iron Brass Glass Etagere Shelf Display c1940s
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Architectural Circular Wrought Iron Display Staircase
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Circular wrought iron display staircase with 10 wood shelves. A circular bronzed wrought iron display staircase from the 1960s.
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1950s Ornamental Wrought Iron Haberdashery Shoe Display Shelf
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Looking for a unique shoe collection display? This heavy, well crafted retail shoe stand with sculpted vine motif on sides Slightly angled velvet covered wood shelf's with thin Luc...
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Maitland Smith Nautical Seahorse or Shell Bamboo and Wrought Iron Display Shelf
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H 32 in W 17.25 in D 9 in
Maitland Smith Nautical Seahorse or Shell Bamboo and Wrought Iron Display Shelf
By Maitland Smith
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous display shelf by Maitland Smith made from wrought iron featuring a nautical theme with seahorses and shells, donning a bamboo dowel on the bottom.
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Arts and Crafts Iron & Glass Display Table / Drinks Cabinet Attr. Hugo Berger
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Arts and Crafts Iron & Glass Display Table / Drinks Cabinet Attr. Hugo Berger
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
This perfectly designed and all handcrafted masterpiece of wrought iron and glass is unlike any drinks cabinet you have ever seen and that is exactly what you look for when creating ...
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Early 20th Century Bakers Display Shelving Unit
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
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WROUGHT IRON DISPLAY STAND / ETAGERE
Located in St.amford, CT
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French Art Deco Wrought Iron Wall Vitrine Cabinet
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Painted Ironwork Display Cabinet
Located in Pataskala, OH
Traditional Design re-imagined for the Art Deco movement? This curious wrought iron-and-glass display cabinet dating from circa 1930 almost defies classification!
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